{"id":54954,"date":"2023-10-02T17:30:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T15:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=748713"},"modified":"2023-10-02T17:35:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T15:35:40","slug":"5-weird-and-wonderful-builds-from-the-2023-national-road-bike-time-trial-championships","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/5-weird-and-wonderful-builds-from-the-2023-national-road-bike-time-trial-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"5 weird and wonderful builds from the 2023 National Road Bike Time Trial Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hodgepodge builds, specialist aero rigs, a go-fast tandem and more <\/p>

By Jack Luke\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 02 October 2023 at 15:30 PM<\/p>

\n\n

Time trials are a core part of the racing scene in the UK, and are generally very accessible. However, if you want to be competitive, a dedicated time-trial bike<\/a> is a must.<\/p>\n

To address this, the CTT (Cycling Time Trials, the UK\u2019s time trial governing body) introduced an official road bike category in 2022 in a bid to make time trialling \u201can every person\u2019s sport\u201d.<\/p>\n

The move sees results split by road and time trial bike classifications in open club events, with the season culminating in separate national championship events.<\/p>\n

There are, of course, rules that define what makes a \u2018road bike\u2019 in the eyes of the CTT.<\/p>\n

To start, bikes must have drop or flat bars, which means clip-on extensions or tri bars aren\u2019t permitted. Wheels can also be no deeper than 90mm and must have at least 12 spokes, so disc wheels are off the cards.<\/p>\n